SigEx Ventures : Do we need IPTV?by Ana Maria Ciobanu

UTStarcom Inc. is a global leader in IP-based networking solutions and services. The company was found in 1991 and has its headquarter in Alameda, California. It researches and designs operations in the United States, Canada, China, Korea and India. UTStarcom is a Fortune 1000 company. You can find out more at www.utstar.com.- the company's official site. UTStarcom Inc announced yesterday that they've completed a rigorous security audit of its IPTV DRM System. The security audit was commissioned by UTStarcom in June 2006 and completed in April 2007 by Merdan Group Inc. Merdan Group Inc. has been engaged by UTStarcom to perform a security audit of their new and advanced DRM system. DRM is a component of all IPTV systems, including UTStarcom. "The proven and consistent, high dependency levels of UTStarcom's DRM system reinforces our commitment to ensuring content security in our delivery of IPTV to our customers and partners." said Dr. Qiang Li, chief scientist of UTStarcom, Inc. and chief architect of UTStarcom's IPTV RollingStream product line. Why exactly do we need IP TV? Let's say I understood Apple TV, it looks nice, its Apple...But how many more technologies are we going to develop just for watching some TV?! Couldn't we develop something else? We've been watching TV since 1936 when BBC started broadcasting, aren't we bored? I don't really understand this idea of multiple broadband internet connections being used at the same time. I know we're evolving and technology is evolving but is this IP TV really necessary?Shouldn't technology evolve by developing things we don't have and need or improving things we have but aren't working right?

by Ana Maria Ciobanu for SigEx Ventures (http://sigexventures.com)

SigEx Ventures's matrix of properties are quickly becoming leaders in digital telebroadcasting, free content delivery allowing people to easily talk, view, upload and share through free online TV broadcasting, free unlimited global calls, video blogs and SMS. SigEx Ventures invests in projects deploying "free" to add-on royalty revenue models